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Saturday, February 6, 2016

Mardi Blah

It's wacky. It's festive. It's steeped in tradition.

It's MARDI GRAS

(er, Mardi Gras Saturday really - Mardi Gras is Tuesday)

This is Texarkana's third Mardi Gras parade and the area was packed. I like to see that! The parade, which is supposed to be the highlight of the day was kind of lame - but hey, we got to eat some awesome gumbo, fried pork... stuff... and we got to have a nice family outing.

We've all be sick for about a month. We're just spreading the same germs around and it's driving me nuts. I've been running a mild fever for a couple days, I'm coughing up bits of lung but I was more than ready to get out the darn house. Can't keep me from Mardi Gras!

What's gumbo you ask? It's a cajun stew I guess you could call it? It's crawfish in some kind of brown stuff, served over rice. You can add anything to your gumbo - traditionally shrimp, andouille, alligator (chicken if you've no gator) and crab.

I think I'm in the wrong line of business. I wanna blow bubbles for a living!

Does this outfit look familiar?

Since I decided to pass on participating in the parade I loaned out my costuming to a good friend who was walking with the rest of the faire folk. Isn't she adorable??

Isn't this lamé gown awesome? She made it herself. Ruff, hat and all.She's one of my gypsies at the faire and a very, very loyal faire supporter.

The dress below is also handmade. The lady below is a professional seamstress and sells costumes at the faire. She makes all her own stuff and wedding gowns and all sorts of awesomeness.

I got to catch up with the rest of the crew. Isn't it weird seeing me with the guys wearing street clothes?

Why did I pass on the parade? Well me and my husband were going to sign up for a ballroom dancing workshop (true) but we realized at the last minute it was scheduled for the same day as the parade. We REALLY wanted to do the dance class but I got pretty irritated that a city organization would schedule something like that DURING a major event also hosted by the city. So it was kind of my way of boycotting the workshop I guess.

This town isn't big enough for event competition. We all need to work together and when I see stuff like that, I see red.

I didn't walk with the faire group because well, I'm sick and also I wanted to actually SEE a parade, not be in it. This was the second parade of got to watch and not participate in since I was a little girl. I've been in parades all my life!

Cray!

Oh, and here's my face... and a Mardi Gras headband I bought for Cedar but thought it would look better on me.

Did you do anything for Mardi Gras this Saturday? Got any plans for Tuesday?

9 comments:

You look cute in that headband. And the girl who got to wear your costume was lucky.

I like Mardi Gras; went to Nawlins for it several years ago; the Saints had just won the Superbowl and the place was rockin. Next Wednesday we're going to our favorite restaurant for a Mardi Gras party.

Gosh Hollie. You always look so cute. I think it looks like a great parade! Beads were thrown. Gumbo was consumed. Sounds like Mardi Gras. I think you should run for mayor. You would make over that town to be the bubble blowing, festival throwing, parade going town that it needs to be. I'd sure as hell vote for you!

Aaaah....that's too bad about the ballroom dance class. That was pretty stupid to schedule the same day as the parade! But hey, you made a great choice, coz the parade looked great. I loved loved loved all the costumes!

That headband looks fantastic on you, I'm glad you pinched it.Splendid costumes.Here in the drab Uk we just have Shrove Tuesday when we're supposed to eat the contents of our pantries by making pancakes before fasting for Lent. Our cupboard is always bare and we're Athiests so nothing happening here! xxx

about me.

Hello! I'm Hollie. I'm a 32 year old social media manager . I like cheesy historical fiction romance novels, belly dancing, Pinterest surfing, world music, dressing up in costumes, dreaming and food.... and dreaming of food. I'm married to an intellectual redneck and we live in an East Texas trailer park with our wacky little boy, River and our baby girl, Cedar. Things get weird around here and I'm gonna tell you all about it. Check out my other blawg here >> http://www.quirkybohemianmama.com/